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  1. JB0
    I've definitely heard good things about Macross before. The "featured series" and "characters" sections differ too, with the english site omitting the DYRL logo from the former, and Hikaru and Minmay from the latter. I don't know for sure what it means other than "Harmony Gold is back on the menu". (If it is their fault, at least it's within the actual scope of their license for once.)
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    I'm actually very disappointed that Delta saw fit to peek at Megaroad. ... Now that people know where she is, a rescue mission can presumably be mounted?
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    I feel like there's room for a story about the Megaroad, but it couldn't credibly be about Hikaru, Misa, and Minmay. It would have to be about new people, with the old characters having the occasional cameo.
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    Well, yeah. Amuro read the instruction manual first, Hikaru didn't have one.
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    And also G Gundam! War can be ended with a suitably-impressive martial arts tournament!
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    Didn't know Lee could go Super Saiyan. Not surprised, though.
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    This part of Mazinger Zero's "every mech anime is Mazinger Z" scheme?
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    "SECRET EMBLEM" Holy crap, he even has a rubsign!
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    Three if we count the time Gamlin stole Millia's VF-1 and then wrecked it immediately! ... Wait, you said "whole series". Oh well. I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN, GAMLIN.
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    My recollection is he looked kinda skinny in the game, too. But his animation and voice gave him Megatron's presence. And the new toy manages to look less skiny than the old one, which has a pretty tiny waist. I'll probably pick this one up if I see it on a shelf, but that's a pretty big if. Better than the rest, though. There wasn't anything necessarily WRONG with the rest, their designs just aren't particularly interesting to me, and the gun-arm gimmick isn't well-implemented(though I appreciate the attempt).
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    Doc Hell is the odd one out. The other 3 are clearly human, but Hell's skin color exposes him as a zentradi spy.
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    One day I shall rule the toy brand! Also, is original toy Brawn just sporting a Cylon head?
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    I'd watch it.
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    And also a certain blue-haired pilot with corrective lenses the finest combat instincts this side of Mars himself.
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    At least to check before they restock it vs throw it in the trash.
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    Oh dear... that doesn't bode well at all.
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    That's fair. But personally, I had the toys a lot longer than the cartoon was on the air(and also some of the catalogs weirdly continued to exist in my possession as time capsules), so my image of many characters is shaped a lot more by the toy than the cartoon. Going off the rails a bit here... I think the cartoon designs veered too far into "a human wearing some cardboard boxes" territory. What's proportional for a human is... well, proportional for a human. I say this while readily acknowledging that Ratchet/Ironhide was, ummm, special. Even where the cartoon designs are preferred, I wish they had more of the toy "imperfections." And my favorites are things like Warpath and Shockwave, where there are some very-clearly inhuman things going on. My childhood robot design checklist was basically "mouthplates are better than mouths, visors are better than eyes, weird claws are better than hands, built-in weapons are better than handheld ones, and robot dinosaurs can break all the rules", and my tastes haven't changed much since then... except that somewhere along the line, I added "sexy girl robots can break all the rules"... Generally-speaking I like my robots a little less human and a little more alien. Obviously, Shockwave was basically the coolest dang thing ever. If he'd had a claw for his remaining hand, he'd be perfect. While I never had Whirl as a kid, the picture in the catalog was love at first sight. If I had my way, there'd be a lot more "weird" robots in the line today. Goofy limb proportions, claws where fingers should be, too many limbs(shout-out to the four-armed toasterbot!), wheels and treads and thrusters on the feet(Rollerskating carbots versus rocket-skating jetbots!)... you get the idea. But my tastes seem to be a bit unusual for the fanbase, and definitely don't align well with where the brand has gone. Which isn't to say I don't still find some of what comes out really cool, just that it's... less cool than it could be?
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    I like the purity of the original design. There's no bits to fill gaps, no fake grills, no disappearing wheels and bumpers. What you see is what you get. The resulting wonkiness is charming. I'm not saying Earthrise Prime is bad. I just miss having an Optimus where his pelvis is the truck's bumper and his abs are the truck's radiator, ya know? It feels sometimes like modern Transformers designs are backwards. They aren't robots in disguise anymore, they're vehicles in disguise. They make a cool-looking robot, then try to figure out how to turn it into a vehicle without compromising that robot. In extreme cases, it seems like any evidence the robot HAS a vehicle mode is considered a design failure. So I am all for an extreme throwback design, and admittedly shocked that I'm apparently not the only one. ... I'm wondering if this is an "MP Skids did better than we expected" thing. Because it had a similar "just make the original toy more detailed and articulated" design ethos, and if it showed there's actually a maket for that... obviously the next retro mold would be Yet Another Prime.
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    Yeah, there's a thin but important line between magnetic levitation and magnetic catapults.
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    The original toy, only with modern articulation? Hot. Though I note the original toy actually has pretty good arm articulation.
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    That's supposed to be a -19? I'm squinting but I still don't see it.
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    Well, yes. But at the time they died, they were being kind of interesting. My disappointment is immeasurable. I hope that's temporary.
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    Programs' rights? I thought Tron fought for the users?!
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    Busy man.
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    Titan's back?!?! Sweet! Are they resuming the epic saga of Sad Dana, or is this a new continuity?
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